Latest Contributions
- Report
LANDMARK REPORT — Solving Canada’s Homelessness Crisis Starts Here: Why Preventing Youth Homelessness Is Critical and How to Do it Effectively
- Policy Brief
Upstream Canada: The Economic Case for School-Based Youth Homelessness Prevention
This policy brief examines the economic case and return on investment for Upstream Canada’s school-based prevention model. It is for governments, funders, education leaders and community organizations assessing the value...
Latest Blog
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General
Schools Can Help Prevent Youth Homelessness If We Build the System Around Them
By the time a young person’s housing crisis becomes visible, the opportunity for early intervention may already be slipping away. The conditions that place a young person at risk often...
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Research
When Early Intervention Goes Rural: Insights from Upstream Canada’s Newfoundland Pilot
Upstream Canada is an early intervention initiative adapted from Upstream Australia, designed to prevent youth homelessness and school disengagement by identifying risk early and connecting young people to appropriate support....
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Interventions
Early Evidence Shows Upstream Canada is Boosting Youth Resilience and Well-Being
In an effort to tackle the pressing issue of educational disengagement and youth homelessness, Upstream Canada is making significant strides through its school- and community-anchored early intervention model. Upstream Canada...
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General
Preventing Youth Homelessness in Canada: The Role of Education Policies
Youth homelessness is a serious issue that is often neglected in the Canadian school system. Every year, at least 35,000 youth experience homelessness in Canada, and with the continuing impacts...
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General
How Does Upstream Canada Work?
In this blog, we will explore how Upstream Canada accomplishes its mission to address barriers to resiliency for youth, with the underpinning goals of preventing homelessness and school disengagement. Through...
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General
What is Upstream Canada?
How can we effectively address the largely hidden and pervasively misunderstood problem of youth homelessness in a safe and accessible way? In this blog, we will explore how a promising...